About this title: A thoroughly documented account of how Lyndon B. Johnson and his principal advisers turned the problem of Vietnam into a full-scale American war, written by a distinguished army officer (decorated for bravery in Operation Desert Storm) and West Point instructor.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 5/8/1998
ISBN-13:9780060929084ISBN:0060929081
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Edition: Reprint, 2006
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: HarperPerennial; HarperCollins, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780060929084ISBN:0060929081
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xxii, 446 pp., illus., biblio., index; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. "Dereliction of Duty is a stunning new analysis of how and why the United States became involved in an all-out and disastrous war in Southeast Asia. Fully and convincingly researched, based on recently released transcripts and personal accounts of crucial meetings, confrontations and decisions, it is the only book that fully re-creates what happened and why. It also pinpoints the policies and decisions ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780060929084ISBN:0060929081
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. (A119_5/9)Book is in good condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 480 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very good. 1999 HarperPerennial Press Reprint Softcover(Trade PB) Edition. Some wear to cover, tanning to page edges due to age, text clean with strong binding. Ships Fast! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited, Scarborough, ON, Canada
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780060929084ISBN:0060929081
Description: Very Good. 6.5 x 9.5 trade paperback book. White lettering on the red spine with a black and white photo illustrated cover. Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the joint chiefs of staff, and the lies that led to Vietnam. 446 pages. Remainder mark on top edge. Very Good condition. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780060929084ISBN:0060929081
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Perennial
Date Published: 1998-06-01
ISBN-13:9780060929084ISBN:0060929081
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780060929084ISBN:0060929081
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780060187958ISBN:0060187956
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0060187956. Xviii, 444 pages, 4 plates, cloth, DJ, very good. From Kirkus Reviews: An intriguing analysis that challenges the view that Cold War anticommunism was primarily responsible for American military intervention in Vietnam. In his first book, McMaster, a US Army major and Persian Gulf war veteran, and a historian who has taught at West Point, zeroes in on the actions of Lyndon Johnson and his top advisers from the time LBJ became president in November ... read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins, New York, NY
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780060187958ISBN:0060187956
Description: B/W Photos. VG+/VG+ W/Dust Jacket 446pgs(Index) Price clipped, 1/2" DJ tear top rear edge, owner name embossment on front endpaper, Half Title Page, small ink date. Stamp, number, word inside rear endpaper, o.w. clean, bright & tight. Rest of book in Fine condition. ISBN 0060187956. read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Cloth Spine Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780060187958ISBN:0060187956
Description: Very Good, WITH EXCEPTIONS in Very Good Price Intact jacket. 9 1/2 X 6 1/2. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve. Pages have minor blue stain very bottom front edges, til preface pages, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Binding firm and straight, sewn signatures. Board, spine, edges and corners good+. No conspicuous wear, except aforementioned. Illustrated with B/W photos. 446 pages, notes, selected bibliography & indexed. If needed for reference, research, analysis, ... read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780060187958ISBN:0060187956
Description: New in New dust jacket. 0060187956. New; New 1997 stated first edition, partial cloth hardcover and dust jacket. Protective mylar cover.; 1.44 x 9.55 x 6.55 Inches; 352 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780060187958ISBN:0060187956
Description: New in New dust jacket. 0060187956. Brand new stated first edition, first printing partial cloth hardcover and dust jacket in very fine condition. Protective mylar cover. read more
"McMaster's book is a detailed look at the U.S. decision making process up until the full Americanization of the Vietnam war in 1965. While interesting and thought provoking, I wouldn't recommend it as the first book you read about the Vietnam war. I would have benefited from his academic reexamination a lot more if I had read a more general overview first."
"It you like histories of the bureaucratic minutiae and system failures that lead to bad advice badly given, institutional paralysis in the face of collapsing strategy and a determined refusual to accept reality (which I do) you will love this book.
McMaster is a serving career Army officer with a PhD. in history. He has the analytical tools to do justice to the story of how the Joint Chiefs of Staff failed the nation in during the Vietname war."
"Good book to read to understand all about how the U.S.A. became involved in Vietnam and all the lies that led to the war going on for so long. A.T.Kiln"
"A truly great and sad tale out of the Vietnam War of how the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chairman avoided doing their job of advising the President on military affairs and thus paved the way for LBJ and McNamarra to greatly widen the war in Vietnam. H.R. McMaster wrote a masterstroke with this one. Any student of military history, Vietnam, and the role of elected officials and military leaders in war should read this book."
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